Privacy Policy

CompareText.app - Document Comparison Tool

Last Updated: December 2024

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At CompareText.app, we believe your privacy matters. This policy explains exactly what happens to your information when you use our document comparison service. We've written this in plain English because we think privacy policies should be understandable, not filled with legal jargon that nobody can decipher.

The Short Version: We don't store your documents. We don't sell your data. We use Google AdSense to keep the lights on. That's it.

What Information We Collect

Documents You Upload

When you upload documents to compare, here's what actually happens: Your files are processed entirely in your browser. We never send your documents to our servers, and we certainly don't store them anywhere. Once you close your browser tab, everything disappears. It's like the digital equivalent of shredding paper documents after you're done with them.

Basic Website Analytics

Like most websites, we collect some basic information about how people use our site. This includes things like which pages are popular, how long people spend comparing documents, and general location data (think "someone from California visited" rather than "John Smith from 123 Main Street"). We use this information to improve the service and fix bugs that might be annoying users.

Google AdSense Information

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements that help keep CompareText.app free to use. Google may collect information about your visit to show you relevant ads. This is pretty standard across the internet, and you can control these settings through your Google account or browser preferences.

How We Use Your Information

Since we don't actually store your documents, there's not much we can do with them even if we wanted to. The basic usage information helps us understand if people are finding the tool useful and where we might need to make improvements.

For example, if we notice that lots of people are having trouble with PDF uploads, we know that's something we should work on fixing. If everyone seems to love the side-by-side comparison view, we know we're on the right track.

Advertising and Third-Party Services

Google AdSense

We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. These ads help us keep the service free for everyone. Google uses cookies and similar technologies to show you ads based on your interests and previous web activity.

You have several options if you'd prefer not to see personalized ads:

Data Security

The best security is not storing sensitive data in the first place. Since your documents never leave your browser, there's no central database that could be compromised. Your document comparison happens entirely on your own device.

That said, we do take reasonable precautions to protect the basic website functionality and any minimal data we do collect for analytics purposes.

Your Rights and Choices

You have complete control over your experience with CompareText.app:

Children's Privacy

CompareText.app is designed for general use and doesn't specifically target children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you're a parent and have concerns about your child's use of our service, please contact us.

Changes to This Policy

If we need to update this privacy policy, we'll post the changes here and update the "Last Updated" date at the top. We won't make any major changes without giving users reasonable notice, though honestly, since we're not collecting much data to begin with, dramatic changes are unlikely.

International Users

CompareText.app is available worldwide. If you're using our service from outside the United States, please be aware that any information collected may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located.

Questions or Concerns? We're real people who actually read our email. If something in this policy doesn't make sense or if you have specific privacy questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Union, our legal basis for processing any personal information is:

Contact Information

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle data, you can reach us at:

Email: thegeekpagesite@gmail.com

Website: https://comparetext.app

We typically respond to privacy inquiries within 48 hours during business days.

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